Days of our Lives is a long-running American soap opera. It debuted on November 8, 1965, and can still be viewed weekdays on the NBC network and around the world. Originally, the show had the Hortons as its core family. The serial is set in the fictional village of Salem.

In the beginning, when the story did not revolve around either Tom or Alice, the love lives of their five children were put on display. Their daughter Addie (Patricia Huston, then Patricia Barry), married to Ben Olson, had much trouble raising their rebellious daughter Julie as well as their son Steven. Tom Horton, Jr., presumed dead in Korea, came home with a disfigured face and a new identity. Unknowingly, his sister Marie fell in love with him. When they learned of each other's true identities, Marie was so ashamed that she went to live in a convent. Tom and Alice's other children, Bill and Mickey, fought over the affections of lovely Laura Spencer, played by Susan Flannery. The Bill/Laura/Mickey triangle lasted for nearly a decade and included insanity, rape, amnesia, and the introduction of crippled farm girl Maggie Simmons (Suzanne Rogers), who ended up marrying Mickey when he called himself "Marty Hansen". Mickey and Maggie would go on to become a Salem mainstay for three decades.
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